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Sweet and Slim Italian Sausage

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Sweet and Slim Italian Sausage

Have you ever read the label on a package of sausage? What about turkey sausage? You may be shocked to read how much fat is contained in many sausages you ﬁnd in grocery stores or have ordered from restaurant menus. And my problem is that I love it. This is one of those recipes that I developed for myself years ago because I craved sausage. You’ll notice that I use actual ground pork in this recipe. With only about 3.5 grams of fat for 4 ounces, there’s no reason not to use it. I ﬂavor the pork with the seasonings used in traditional sweet Italian sausage and create a similar texture by adding moisture with the combo of bread crumbs and egg substitute. I wouldn’t trade this for the world. True, it contains more salt than I’d like, but I did cut as much as I could without sacriﬁcing that authentic taste. In the end, it has even 44 fewer calories and 7 fewer grams of fat than the leanest chicken or turkey sausage found in my local grocery store, and way less than that as compared to real pork sausage.